Batley

B3A1T1L1E1Y4
/ˈbætli/

proper noun

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2424).

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Meanings

proper nounBatley (countable and uncountable, plural Batleys)

plural Batleys

  1. countableuncountableA town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2424).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Bata + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bleatybaetylbayletTealby
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APA

Batley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Batley

MLA

“Batley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Batley. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Batley,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Batley.

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